Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Edgebrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgebrook and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Edgebrook
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Edgebrook:
- 40.484827, -74.403206
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Edgebrook
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Middlesex County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Middlesex County
- Since Edgebrook is near Somerset County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Somerset County
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Edgebrook ...
We found five communities that share the name Edgebrook.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Edgebrook.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Missouri
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Edgebrook is located in Allegheny County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the west of the Edgebrook that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Edgebrook.
- Washington County
- This Edgebrook is located in Washington County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km] to the west of the Edgebrook that is located in Middlesex County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Edgebrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgebrook ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Clara Barton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clara Barton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara Barton
- Clara Barton is located in Middlesex County
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Edison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edison
- Edison is located in Middlesex County
- Fords
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Greensand
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Herberts
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Laurel Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Laurel Park is located in Middlesex County
- Lincoln Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Lincoln Park is located in Middlesex County
- Maple Meade
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Meade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Meade
- Maple Meade is located in Middlesex County
- Martins Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Martins Landing is located in Middlesex County
- Mechanicsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mechanicsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mechanicsville is located in Middlesex County
- Nixon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (9 more) ...
- Patricks Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Corners
- Patricks Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Pumptown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Randolphville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randolphville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolphville
- Randolphville is located in Middlesex County
- Red Lion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sand Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hills
- Sand Hills is located in Middlesex County
- Sixmile Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Run
- Sixmile Run is located in Middlesex County
- Society Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Society Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Society Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Tanners Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Corners
- Tanners Corners is located in Middlesex County
- Valentine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Patricks Corners
How Far From Edgebrook to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edgebrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgebrook and extending to:
- New Brunswick, which is the Seat of Middlesex County, lies just to the West.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Edgebrook to Trenton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,302 miles [6,923.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgebrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edgebrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgebrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4848, Longitude: -74.4032 In this case, the coordinates for Edgebrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Edgebrook could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Edgebrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.202 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.775 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.937 degrees. |